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Fashion in the News
Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault-babyrazzi.com
The engagement between Salma Hayek PPR CEO Francois-Henri Pinault has been called off.
"We are sad to announce the engagement of Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault has been canceled. There will be no further comment," Hayek's rep said in a statement.
The Oscar-nominated actress and the French billionaire, who heads the luxury-brands empire that owns Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Balenciaga, met in Venice May 2006. The relationship has produced a daughter, Valentina Paloma, who was born in September in Los Angeles.
Continue reading 'Salma Hayek’s Engagement To Fashion Mogul Off'
A new award is to be given out by the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation as it enters its eighth season: The Sustainable Design Award.
The new award, which will join the women's wear, menswear, and accessories categories, aims to recognize designers whose creations are made using eco-friendly materials, as well as make use of production methods that promote fair trade or social equity for workers.
"Fashion is a very real reflection of the times we live in, and Ecco Domani is the first to create an award for those emerging designers who are not only thinking about fashion design, but also how the whole process affects the planet", said Julie Gilhart, EDFF judge and VP of fashion merchandising at Barneys New York.
Continue reading 'Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation To Honor Green Designers'
Richard Chai - fashionista.com
The Council of Fashion Designers of America has announced the 10 finalists for this year’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.
Vying for the top prize of $200,000 are Richard Chai, Jason Wu, Alexander Wang, Irene Neuwirth, Albertus Q. Swanepoel of Albertus Quartus, Alejandro Ingelmo, Juan Carlos Obando, Swaim and Christina Hutson of Obedient Sons & Daughters, John Patrick of Organic and Sophie Buhai and Lisa Mayock of Vena Cava. A cash prize of $50,000 each also awaits two runners-up
Marco Zanini - nymag.com
Designer Marco Zanini has reportedly quit as creative director of 70s brand Halston after only 12 months in the position.
Hired by Harvey Weinstein and Tamara Mellon Jimmy Choo director Tamara Mellon last year to bring Halston back to life, Zanini has also reportedly designed the spring 09 collection which will debut at New York Fashion Week before leaving the company.
Auction site eBay has suffered yet another blow. The Paris Court of Appeal has ordered the French version of the site to stop selling all LVMH Moet Hennessey Louis Vuitton-owned beauty products. This comes just weeks after the auction site lost a high profile court battle against LVMH over the alleged selling of counterfeit goods.
WWD reports that eBay could be fined as much as 50,000 euros a day if it continues to sell Parfums Christian Dior, Kenzo Parfums, Guerlain and Parfums Givenchy products, as LVMH reserves the right to sell these goods only in selected outlets of its own choosing.
Continue reading 'French eBay Ordered To Stop Selling LVMH Beauty Products'
Attention to all up and coming fashion designers in the UK: Mango is on the lookout for entrants to its International Fashion Awards.
New designers who are 35 years old or younger, with at least three years' experience in the fashion industry and have marketed and sold collections of their own are qualified to send entries to the awards.
Continue reading 'Mango Invites Designers To Join Its International Awards'
High street retailer TopShop will add a new innovation into its Oxford Circus flagship in London that will surely make a lot of fashionistas in the British capital happy: a premium denim area.
To be housed within Topshop's vast denim section in the store, the space will allow denim-lovers to get their hands on all their favorite denim staples, including Dittos, Radcliffe Denim, Sass & Bide, J Brand and My Lovely Jean.
A woman is now at the helm of one of the top fashion companies in the world.
Wendy Kahn has just been appointed chief executive officer of Valentino US and V.F.G USA and Canada. Kahn, who has previously held the position of their senior vice president of sales, marketing and retail, replaces Graziano de Boni, who became president and chief operating officer of Prada in May.
"Wendy is a talented and knowledgeable executive and is an important part of our management team," said Stefano Sassi, chairman of the Valentino Group, in a statement. "We believe she will contribute enormously to the company's future."
Matthew Williamson - www.fashionafrica.com
Good news for all Matthew Williamson fans in the United States: the luxury fashion house will be setting up shop in New York next year.
The shop, which is scheduled to open in early 2009, is located at 413, West 14th Street.
Continue reading 'Matthew Williamson To Open Flagship Store In New York'
Sarah Doukas - www.dailymail.co.uk
The new health rules that will be implemented in the upcoming London Fashion Week may turn some models off the fashion event and stay away, according to Storm agency boss Sarah Doukas.
While Doukas is okay with most of the 14 new rules, such as the ban on models under 16, as set out by the British Fashion Council's Model Health Inquiry of which she is a panelist, she has issues with the rule which asks models to offer doctors certificates "attesting their good health".
Continue reading 'Models Could Boycott LFW Due To Health Rules, Says Storm Boss'
